Something else to keep in mind.
In the 50's and 60's, some states issued titles based on the date of sale, NOT
the date of manufacture. Remember that until it is sold, a "new" vehicle has a
manufacture's certificate, but not a state title.
This comes to light occasionally with vehicles that may have sat on a dealer
lot
for more than a year. I have several friends who own Land Cruisers sold in the
60's who have encountered this phenomenon.
It seems that popularity of the vehicle was a regional thing, and some dealers
were stuck with trucks on their lots for 2 and sometimes 3 years before they
sold.
Your results may vary.
Andy Litkowiak
Philip E. Barnes wrote:
> At 11:18 PM -0500 1/20/04, MotoPsyche@aol.com wrote:
>
>> I've just started paying attention to the likelihood that my TR3A
>> (TS67947L)
>> was manufactured in 1960, even though it is currently titled as a
>> 1961. I'm
>> curious to know if most folks refer to their cars by the build year or
>> the
>> sale/title year, especially after confirming the build date.
>> Not a big deal, but I'd like to be in step with popular convention.
>
>
> Bill,
> A lot depends on exactly when your car was built. Long ago,
> manufacturers made a big deal over the fall roll-out of new models.
> That's not so common now, but there is still a legal convention about
> model years, since emission regs apply to model years. A car can be
> declared a certain model year if it is sold on Jan 1st of that year. For
> example, Ford can bring the new Execration to market today and call it a
> 2005 model if those vehicles will be sold on Jan 1st of next year.
>
> As for how this applies to your TR3A, it might be best to find out when
> it was built. (Heritage Certificate) If the car was built in March of
> 1960, it's a 1960. If it was built in November, I guess you could call
> it a '61.
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